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April 15, 2002
 [Index by Author] [Keywords] 

   Editorial

   ISSUES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY TEACHING
   BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSUES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
   RESEARCH ARTICLES
   REVIEW ARTICLES
   Molecular Biology and Genetics
 
   Plant Biotechnology
 
   Policies of International Cooperation
   Process Biotechnology
 

ISSUES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY TEACHING

 
A Manuscript Writing Course for Biochemistry Undergraduates and Graduate Students in the Biomedical Sciences
Robert H. Glew, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, New Mexico, USA.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSUES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

 
Biotechnology Issues for Developing Economies
D. Gale Johnson, Office of Agricultural Economics Research, The University of Chicago, USA.
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Microbial Diversity and Ecosystem Functions – the Unmined Riches
Markus G. Weinbauer, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV), France.
Dirk F. Wenderoth, German Research Centre for Biotechnology (GBF), Germany.
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Development of Biotechnology in South Africa
Stephanie G. Burton, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Don A Cowan, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
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The True Meaning of Technology Transfer
Robert H. Glew, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, New Mexico, USA.
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Gene Discovery, Ownership and Access for Developing Countries in the Era of Molecular Genetics
Levi Mansur, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, V Región, Chile.
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RESEARCH ARTICLES

Genomic variability in Vitis vinifera L. "Sangiovese" assessed by microsatellite and non-radioactive AFLP test
Rita Vignani, Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italia.
Monica Scali, Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italia.
Elisa Masi, Dipartimento di Ortoflorofrutticultura, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italia.
Mauro Cresti, Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italia.
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Isolation and partial purification of a metabolite from a mutant strain of Bacillus sp. with antibiotic activity against plant pathogenic agents
Giuliano Bernal, Instituto de Producción y Sanidad Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile.
Andrés Illanes, Escuela de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.
Luigi Ciampi, Instituto de Producción y Sanidad Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile.
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Efficient transformation of Penicillium chrysogenum mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens LAB4404 for cloning of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene
Chuan-Bao Sun, Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, P.R. China.
Kong Qiu-Lian, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Science, P.R. China.
Xu Wen-Si, Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, P.R. China.
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Catalase enzyme in mitochondria of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ventsislava Yankova Petrova, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Department of General and Industrial Microbiology, Bulgaria.
Tanya Vassileva Rasheva, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Department of General and Industrial Microbiology, Bulgaria.
Anna V. Kujumdzieva, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Department of General and Industrial Microbiology, Bulgaria.
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Application of rice (Oryza sativa L.) suspension culture in studying senescence in vitro (I). Single strand preferring nuclease activity
Ramin Hosseini, Plant Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Bernard J. Mulligan, Plant Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
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Application of rice (Oryza sativa L.) suspension culture in studying senescence in vitro (II). Changes in DNA integrity
Ramin Hosseini, Plant Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Bernard J. Mulligan, Plant Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
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REVIEW ARTICLES
Biotechnology and the developing world
Edgar J. DaSilva, International Scientific Council for Island Development (INSULA), France.
 Elias Baydoun, Faculty of Arts and Science, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Adnan Badran, President, Philadelphia University of Jordan, Jordan.
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Plant protease inhibitors in control of phytophagous insects
Paulraj K. Lawrence, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, USA.
Kripa Ram Koundal, National Research Center on Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Genomic variability in Vitis vinifera L. "Sangiovese" assessed by microsatellite and non-radioactive AFLP test
Rita Vignani, Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italia.
Monica Scali, Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italia.
Elisa Masi, Dipartimento di Ortoflorofrutticultura, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italia.
Mauro Cresti, Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italia.
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Isolation and partial purification of a metabolite from a mutant strain of Bacillus sp. with antibiotic activity against plant pathogenic agents
Giuliano Bernal, Instituto de Producción y Sanidad Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile.
Andrés Illanes, Escuela de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.
Luigi Ciampi, Instituto de Producción y Sanidad Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile.
      [Abstract] [Full Text in HTML] [Full Text in PDF] [Text in BIP]
Efficient transformation of Penicillium chrysogenum mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens LAB4404 for cloning of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene
Chuan-Bao Sun, Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, P.R. China.
Kong Qiu-Lian, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Science, P.R. China.
Xu Wen-Si, Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, P.R. China.
     [Abstract] [Full Text in HTML] [Full Text in PDF] [Text in BIP]
Catalase enzyme in mitochondria of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ventsislava Yankova Petrova, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Department of General and Industrial Microbiology, Bulgaria.
Tanya Vassileva Rasheva, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Department of General and Industrial Microbiology, Bulgaria.
Anna V. Kujumdzieva, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Department of General and Industrial Microbiology, Bulgaria.
     [Abstract] [Full Text in HTML] [Full Text in PDF] [Text in BIP]
Application of rice (Oryza sativa L.) suspension culture in studying senescence in vitro (I). Single strand preferring nuclease activity
Ramin Hosseini, Plant Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Bernard J. Mulligan, Plant Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
     [Abstract] [Full Text in HTML] [Full Text in PDF] [Text in BIP]
Application of rice (Oryza sativa L.) suspension culture in studying senescence in vitro (II). Changes in DNA integrity
Ramin Hosseini, Plant Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Bernard J. Mulligan, Plant Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
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Plant Biotechnology
Genomic variability in Vitis vinifera L. "Sangiovese" assessed by microsatellite and non-radioactive AFLP test
Rita Vignani, Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italia.
Monica Scali, Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italia.
Elisa Masi, Dipartimento di Ortoflorofrutticultura, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italia.
Mauro Cresti, Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italia.
      [Abstract] [Full Tex in HTML] [Full Text in PDF] [Text in BIP]
Plant protease inhibitors in control of phytophagous insects
Paulraj K. Lawrence, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, USA.
Kripa Ram Koundal, National Research Center on Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
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Policies of International Cooperation
Biotechnology and the developing world
Edgar J. DaSilva, International Scientific Council for Island Development (INSULA), France.
 Elias Baydoun, Faculty of Arts and Science, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Adnan Badran, President, Philadelphia University of Jordan, Jordan.
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Process Biotechnology
Isolation and partial purification of a metabolite from a mutant strain of Bacillus sp. with antibiotic activity against plant pathogenic agents
Giuliano Bernal, Instituto de Producción y Sanidad Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile.
Andrés Illanes, Escuela de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.
Luigi Ciampi, Instituto de Producción y Sanidad Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile.
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